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Preterm delivery ups stroke risk in women

22 Jun 2021 by

Women with shorter pregnancy duration are likely to develop haemorrhagic or ischaemic stroke in the future, with the risk remaining elevated at least 40 years later, a large study has found.

Preterm delivery ups stroke risk in women

22 Jun 2021

Palpitation linked to vasomotor symptoms, anxiety in menopausal women

21 Jun 2021

Middle-aged women commonly experience rapid, irregular heartbeats, which a recent study has shown to be associated with vasomotor symptoms and anxiety.

Palpitation linked to vasomotor symptoms, anxiety in menopausal women

21 Jun 2021

Maternal caffeine intake tied to reduced foetal growth

18 Jun 2021 by

Consuming caffeinated beverages* during pregnancy – even at levels below the ACOG**-recommended daily dose of 200 mg – may lead to small reductions in neonatal anthropometric measurements, according to a secondary analysis of the NICHD*** Foetal Growth Studies-Singletons.

Maternal caffeine intake tied to reduced foetal growth

18 Jun 2021

Continuous wrist skin temperature monitoring precisely detects fertile window

17 Jun 2021 by

Continuous monitoring skin temperature, through a wrist-worn device that records measurement during sleep, is more sensitive than basal body temperature (BBT) at detecting ovulation, according to a recent study.

Continuous wrist skin temperature monitoring precisely detects fertile window

17 Jun 2021

Periconception folic acid lowers risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip, palate in child

17 Jun 2021

Folic acid supplementation (FAS) around the time of pregnancy may help reduce the risk of nonsyndromic cleft lips or palates (NsCL/P) in offspring, a recent China study has found.

Periconception folic acid lowers risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip, palate in child

17 Jun 2021

Obesity fuels blood glucose spikes in nondiabetic pregnant women

16 Jun 2021

Obesity raises glycaemic level in pregnant women even if they have normal findings on a glucose tolerance test (OGTT), a recent study has found.

Obesity fuels blood glucose spikes in nondiabetic pregnant women

16 Jun 2021

Plasma kisspeptin portends risk of pregnancy loss

15 Jun 2021 by

Evaluating plasma kisspeptin levels, particularly during later gestational weeks of the first trimester of pregnancy, helps pinpoint women at risk of miscarriage, as shown in a study said to be the largest of its kind.

Plasma kisspeptin portends risk of pregnancy loss

15 Jun 2021

Later menopause linked to lower stroke risk

11 Jun 2021

Women with increasing age at menopause are at decreased risk of total and ischaemic stroke, a study has found.

Later menopause linked to lower stroke risk

11 Jun 2021

Fish oil taken during pregnancy may help improve brain function in kids

09 Jun 2021 by

Children whose mothers had taken fish oil supplements during the second half of pregnancy appeared to have better problem-solving skills and attention focus at age 10 vs those whose mothers had consumed folic acid alone or no supplements at all in a study presented at WCPGHAN 2021.

Fish oil taken during pregnancy may help improve brain function in kids

09 Jun 2021

Efficacy, safety of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system sustained at 6–7 years

08 Jun 2021 by

Year 6 and 7 cumulative data from the Mirena Extension Trial suggest that the efficacy and safety of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) as a contraceptive method is maintained over this time frame.

Efficacy, safety of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system sustained at 6–7 years

08 Jun 2021

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Preterm delivery ups stroke risk in women

Preterm delivery ups stroke risk in women

Palpitation linked to vasomotor symptoms, anxiety in menopausal women

Palpitation linked to vasomotor symptoms, anxiety in menopausal women

Maternal caffeine intake tied to reduced foetal growth

Maternal caffeine intake tied to reduced foetal growth

Continuous wrist skin temperature monitoring precisely detects fertile window

Continuous wrist skin temperature monitoring precisely detects fertile window

Periconception folic acid lowers risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip, palate in child

Periconception folic acid lowers risk of nonsyndromic cleft lip, palate in child

Obesity fuels blood glucose spikes in nondiabetic pregnant women

Obesity fuels blood glucose spikes in nondiabetic pregnant women

Plasma kisspeptin portends risk of pregnancy loss

Plasma kisspeptin portends risk of pregnancy loss

Later menopause linked to lower stroke risk

Later menopause linked to lower stroke risk

Fish oil taken during pregnancy may help improve brain function in kids

Fish oil taken during pregnancy may help improve brain function in kids

Efficacy, safety of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system sustained at 6–7 years

Efficacy, safety of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system sustained at 6–7 years